# Leonardos Philaras

> Leonardos Philaras (Greek: Λεονάρδος Φιλαρᾶς, Leonardos Filaras, French: Leonard Philara also known as Villeret, Villare) was a Greek French scholar, politician, philosopher, writer, diplomat, and doctor of theology. He is best known for his plot to liberate Greece in the early 1600s along with Charles III as Duke of Nevers, who proclaimed himself King Constantine Palaeologus which never surfaced. Philaras wrote a poem for the Virgin Mary entitled Τῇ Θεοτόκῳ καὶ ἀειπαρθένῳ Μαρίᾳ ἁγνῶς καὶ ἀμώμως συλληφθείσῃ  and became well known among European aristocracy serving as ambassador to the French court of French King Louis XIII for the Duke of Parma Odoardo Farnese and French King Louis XIV for the Duke of Parma Ranuccio II Farnese. Philaras also became acquainted with Cardinal Richelieu and British statesmen and poet John Milton. Philaras campaigned to liberate Greece his entire life.

*Greek writer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1595
- **Died:** 1673
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [李安納度·費剌拉斯](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%89%E7%B4%8D%E5%BA%A6%C2%B7%E8%B2%BB%E5%89%8C%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF)
- [Leonardos Philaras](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardos_Philaras)
- [Λεονάρδος Φιλαράς](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B5%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82)
- [Leonardos Philaras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardos_Philaras)
- [Leonardos Philaras](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardos_Philaras)
- [Филарас, Леонардос](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%2C_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81)
- [列昂纳多·费拉拉斯](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%97%E6%98%82%E7%BA%B3%E5%A4%9A%C2%B7%E8%B4%B9%E6%8B%89%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3557889)

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